US Government shutdown

Michael Gwaltney

For a high school government teacher, the US political mess is educational gold

Development & Education

Everything is a teachable moment, if you are a good teacher. US government classes have rarely been this lively.

A sign at the entrance of the World War Veterans Park in New York

Explaining “le shutdown” to a worried French audience

Global Politics

A constellation of problems faces the US as the government stays closed

Global Scan
Chinese netizens

Embarrassed by the US government shutdown? In China, some are applauding us

Global Politics